It was about midmorning when when the the woman and the stable hands came into the barn ,we were all led out and into a encloser surronded by a wooden fence .Around the out side was a platfrom on which about 2o men and women sat watching as we were brought in. I was held in the middle while the rest of the girls were led to the fence and were told to sit. the woman who ordered me to call her mistress held me by the halter and announsed to the crowd that i was to be branded and pierced, the person who bid the highest amount of money would get the privilege of marking and piercing me.
The bidding went fast and a middle age couple won They came into the ring , Iwas tied standing with back to a post .Mistress was preparing an instrument that looked to be about the size of a darning neddle .The man held my breast pulled my nipple out ,the woman pushed the neddle through ,I screamed and would have collased if not tied tot the post . I struggled to to free myself but to no avail.